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Summary thesis This thesis is about a research and a proposal for an exhibition entitled Invisible Art of Yesterday and Today aim to find a solution for the issue of overcrowded museum depots. As a consequence only 10% of most art collections can be showed to visitors. This research is about a project that designs a (fictional) exhibition with an existing but invisible collection because it remains hidden in the depots and takes it to a place where it can be properly displayed for the public. The other aspect of the thesis is to encourage collaboration between cultural actors in the same city, i.e. Brussels. For this case study the works will come from the modern art collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts that has been stored away due to lack of exhibition space. The new art centre Kanal-Centre Pompidou will host the exhibition. Medusa is a young organisation that will curate the exhibition. Ten non-established artists are given the opportunity to present their creations in a dialogue with existing works, they will be chosen by Medusa. In order to sustain both worlds; on the one hand, the established collection, on the other hand, the non-established artists. Most of the information was retrieved from interviews with experts in the field, which resulted in a realistic approach. The interviewees come from various cultural institutions such as The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Museum M, Kanal - Centre Pompidou and Bozar. the The project was well received, however, some elements have made us realise that the project is not yet doable. The two most important elements are funding and the collaboration between the institutions. Yet, the final goal is; a project that proposes a solution to the invisibility of common heritage. Hopefully this fictional exhibition: The Invisible Art of Yesterday and Today will be realised one day, with a collaboration between cultural institutions of Brussels. The thesis will explore why an art collection becomes invisible due to a lack of exhibition space but also political and other reasons. The exhibition proposal will examine how two major cultural institutions can work together for the sake of art, with the scope of giving a new life to invisible artworks and make them accessible again to a greater audience. This research has made clear that museums need to work towards a more sustainable way of collecting art. It is not always necessary to build new museums. Let's start with looking at what we already have and make something better out of that. The proposal 'Invisible Art of Yesterday and Today' made clear a change is necessary, otherwise, we risk losing plenty. With the times we are experiencing now and the sanitary crisis, we should take the time to revisit our ways of collecting and working with the collections we have. Instead of organising exhibitions with art that comes from the other side of the world. Work on a more local basis. Museums should continue to collect because that is what they are meant to. But time has come to redefine the concept of what the museum should do.